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    1. Comparison of optical coherence tomography-guided versus intravascular ultrasound-guided percutaneous coronary intervention: Rationale and Design of a Randomized, controlled OCTIVUS trial

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      Comparison of optical coherence tomography-guided versus intravascular ultrasound-guided percutaneous coronary intervention: Rationale and Design of a Randomized, controlled OCTIVUS trial

      The clinical value of intracoronary imaging for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) guidance is well acknowledged. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) are the most common use for intravascular imaging to guide and optimize PCI in day-to-day practice. However, the comparative effectiveness of IVUS-guided and OCT-guided PCI with respect to clinical end points remains unknown. Methods and Design The OCTIVUS study is a prospective, multicenter, open-label, parallel-arm, randomized trial comparing the effectiveness of two imaging-guided strategies in patients with stable angina or acute coronary syndromes undergoing PCI in Korea. A total of 2000 patients are randomly assigned in a ...

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      Mentions: University of Ulsan Yonsei University Pusan National University

    2. Home OCT with AI analysis may lead to ‘paradigm shift’ in AMD management

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      Home OCT with AI analysis may lead to ‘paradigm shift’ in AMD management

      A novel artificial intelligence-based algorithm for automatic retinal fluid quantification in home OCT images performed comparably to human readers, according to a presentation from the virtual American Society of Retina Specialists meeting. This system was able to analyze fluid status, its dynamics and visualize the locations of fluid, Judy E. Kim, MD, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at Medical College of Wisconsin, said during the presentation. “Currently, much of our diagnosis and management of eyes with exudative AMD is dependent on OCT. At-home diagnostic testing systems, such as home OCT, offer an opportunity for personalizing AMD management by providing ...

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    3. Bioengineering Professor Stephen Boppart appointed as a Grainger Distinguished Chair of Engineering

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      Bioengineering Professor Stephen Boppart appointed as a Grainger Distinguished Chair of Engineering

      Renowned engineering scholar and innovator Stephen Boppart has been appointed as a Grainger Distinguished Chair of Engineering. "Steve’s accomplishments in all areas of his professional life have been exceptional and we are truly fortunate to have him as a colleague," said Mark Anastasio , bioengineering department chair. "He sets a high bar for excellence that inspires us all." Currently, Boppart is an Abel Bliss Professor of Engineering with appointments in the departments of bioengineering and electrical and computer engineering. He serves on the executive leadership team of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and heads the Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory at ...

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      Mentions: Stephen A. Boppart University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign FDA

    4. High‐Aspect‐Ratio Plasmonic Heterostructures for In Vivo Enhanced Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging in the Second Near‐Infrared Biological Window

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      High‐Aspect‐Ratio Plasmonic Heterostructures for In Vivo Enhanced Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging in the Second Near‐Infrared Biological Window

      Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive bio‐imaging modality that is widely used in both fundamental research and clinical practice. Contrast agents with strong light‐scattering properties are a prerequisite for OCT imaging. Bio‐imaging in the second near‐infrared window (NIR‐II, 1000–1700 nm) has recently attracted significant attention based on reduced light absorption, suppressed photon scattering, and negligible autofluorescence. OCT contrast agents with both strong light‐scattering cross‐sections in the NIR‐II window and excellent biocompatibility are highly desirable. In this article, Ag‐based rod‐shaped plasmonic nanostructures are presented as NIR‐II OCT contrast ...

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      Mentions: Sun Yat-Sen University

    5. Comparison of Optical Imaging Techniques to Quantitatively Assess the Perfusion of the Gastric Conduit during Oesophagectomy

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      Comparison of Optical Imaging Techniques to Quantitatively Assess the Perfusion of the Gastric Conduit during Oesophagectomy

      In this study, four optical techniques—Optical Coherence Tomography, Sidestream Darkfield Microscopy, Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging, and Fluorescence Angiography (FA)—were compared on performing an intraoperative quantitative perfusion assessment of the gastric conduit during oesophagectomy. We hypothesised that the quantitative parameters show decreased perfusion towards the fundus in the gastric conduit and in patients with anastomotic leakage. In a prospective study in patients undergoing oesophagectomy with gastric conduit reconstruction, measurements were taken with all four optical techniques at four locations from the base towards the fundus in the gastric conduit (Loc1, Loc2, Loc3, Loc4). The primary outcome included 14 quantitative ...

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      Mentions: Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam Ton G. van Leeuwen Daniël M. de Bruin

    6. Live mechanistic assessment of localized cardiac pumping in mammalian tubular embryonic heart

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      Live mechanistic assessment of localized cardiac pumping in mammalian tubular embryonic heart

      Significance: Understanding how the valveless embryonic heart pumps blood is essential to elucidate biomechanical cues regulating cardiogenesis, which is important for the advancement of congenital heart defects research. However, methods capable of embryonic cardiac pumping analysis remain limited, and assessing this highly dynamic process in mammalian embryos is challenging. New approaches are critically needed to address this hurdle. Aim: We report an imaging-based approach for functional assessment of localized pumping dynamics in the early tubular embryonic mouse heart. Approach: Four-dimensional optical coherence tomography was used to obtain structural and Doppler hemodynamic imaging of the beating heart in live mouse embryos ...

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      Mentions: Baylor College of Medicine Irina V. Larina Shang Wang

    7. Machine Learning Techniques for Ophthalmic Data Processing: A Review

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      Machine Learning Techniques for Ophthalmic Data Processing: A Review

      Machine learning and especially deep learning techniques are dominating medical image and data analysis. This article reviews machine learning approaches proposed for diagnosing ophthalmic diseases during the last four years. Three diseases are addressed in this survey, namely diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma. The review covers over 60 publications and 25 public datasets and challenges related to the detection, grading, and lesion segmentation of the three considered diseases. Each section provides a summary of the public datasets and challenges related to each pathology and the current methods that have been applied to the problem. Furthermore, the recent machine ...

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      Mentions: Johns Hopkins University Carl Zeiss Meditec Technical University of Munich

    8. Non-invasive optical screening of Streptococcus Pneumonia based inflammatory changes of the tympanic membrane and mastoid mucosa in guinea pig otitis media using optical coherence tomography

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      Non-invasive optical screening of Streptococcus Pneumonia based inflammatory changes of the tympanic membrane and mastoid mucosa in guinea pig otitis media using optical coherence tomography

      Abstract: The accurate screening of otitis media (OM) lies in clarifying the numerous confounding and quantitative factors that are discovered during primary inspections. Increased awareness about bacterial biofilms and inflammation has allowed researchers to develop a better understanding of the bacterial infections that occur in the middle ear. In this study, four live guinea pigs were inoculated with Streptococcus pneumonia to induce OM-related inflammatory changes. Since optical techniques have been effectively used for diagnosis in medicine, low-coherence interferometry-based optical coherence tomography (OCT) was employed for depth-resolved high-resolution data screening. Multiple locations of the tympanic membrane (TM), mastoid mucosa, and round ...

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      Mentions: Jeehyun Kim Kyungpook National University Jeong Hun Jang

    9. Change in Leadership at OBEL, The University of Western Australia

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      Change in Leadership at OBEL, The University of Western Australia

      Even before I left the University of Kent in 1993, I had noticed how cool optical coherence tomography (OCT) was – and how similar it was to some of my own work on coherence multiplexing for communications. Kent was where I did my PhD, obtained my first faculty appointment, and hired my dear friend Adrian Podoleanu to work on telecoms – not OCT! Back in Australia in 1995, I arranged for Eric Swanson to speak at our national meeting – Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology – things were moving fast in OCT, but I was working…. still in telecoms. It wasn’t until ...

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      Mentions: Adrian G. Podoleanu University of Kent David D. Sampson

    10. A neurovascular high-frequency optical coherence tomography system enables in situ cerebrovascular volumetric microscopy

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      A neurovascular high-frequency optical coherence tomography system enables in situ cerebrovascular volumetric microscopy

      Intravascular imaging has emerged as a valuable tool for the treatment of coronary and peripheral artery disease; however, no solution is available for safe and reliable use in the tortuous vascular anatomy of the brain. Endovascular treatment of stroke is delivered under image guidance with insufficient resolution to adequately assess underlying arterial pathology and therapeutic devices. High-resolution imaging, enabling surgeons to visualize cerebral arteries' microstructure and micron-level features of neurovascular devices, would have a profound impact in the research, diagnosis, and treatment of cerebrovascular diseases. Here, we present a neurovascular high-frequency optical coherence tomography (HF-OCT) system, including an imaging console ...

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      Mentions: Giovanni J. Ughi Lindsy M. Peterson Gentuity

    11. Novel input polarisation independent endoscopic cross polarised optical coherence tomography probe

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      Novel input polarisation independent endoscopic cross polarised optical coherence tomography probe

      Lead by the original idea to perform noninvasive optical biopsies of various tissue, optical coherence tomography found numerous medical applications within the last two decades. The interference based imaging technique opens the possibility to visualise subcellular morphology up to an imaging depth of 3 mm and up to micron level axial and lateral resolution. The birefringence properties of the tissue are visualised with enhanced contrast using polarisation sensitive or cross polarised optical coherence tomography techniques. Although, it requires strict control over the polarisation states, resulting in several polarisation controlling elements. In this work, we propose a novel input‐polarisaion independent ...

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      Mentions: University of Erlangen

    12. Kubota Vision Demonstrates 3D Imaging Capabilities Using AI on PBOS

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      Kubota Vision Demonstrates 3D Imaging Capabilities Using AI on PBOS

      Kubota Vision Inc. (“Kubota Vision”), a clinical-stage ophthalmology company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (Tokyo 4596), today announced that the company demonstrated 3D imaging capabilities using artificial intelligence (AI) on our Patient Based Ophthalmology Suite (PBOS), in-home optical coherence tomography (OCT) device.*1 Kubota Vision completed a successful clinical study in October 2018 that demonstrated the PBOS could detect thinning and thickening of the human retina over time, when compared to results from an established commercial OCT device. (See October 28, 2018 press release titled “Acucela Completes PBOS Clinical Study and Validates Concept.”) A commercial OCT ...

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    13. Synthesis of NaGdF4:Er3+/Yb3+ Upconversion Particles as Exogenous Contrast Agent for Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography: In vitro Animal Tissue Imaging

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      Synthesis of NaGdF4:Er3+/Yb3+ Upconversion Particles as Exogenous Contrast Agent for Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography: In vitro Animal Tissue Imaging

      Swept-source optical coherence tomography (SSOCT) is a non-contact, non-invasive bioimaging tool that usesvarious probes to get high contrast images. Rare-earth based upconversion particles (UCPs) providea uniqueplatform to enhance the capabilities of bioimaging techniques. The UCPs can act as contrast enhancers for SSOCT with additional optical functionality and hence in this work upconversion emission optimized PVP/NaGdF4:Er3+/Yb3+UCPs were synthesized and then injected to chicken breast tissues to enhance the SSOCT images. As synthesized samples have shown good biocompatibility towards HEK293, HeLa cell lines and showed apparent enhancement in contrast to SSOCT images. Additionally, compared to the bare NaGdF4 ...

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      Mentions: Raju Poddar

    14. Unexpected Findings and Tailored Treatments of In-Stent Restenosis: Novel Insights from Optical Coherence Tomography

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      Unexpected Findings and Tailored Treatments of In-Stent Restenosis: Novel Insights from Optical Coherence Tomography

      A 68-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with unstable angina. His medical history was remarkable for an acute myocardial infarction one year ago, treated with a zotarolimus-eluting stent (3.5×30 mm) in the mid right coronary artery. Coronary angiography showed a diffused in-stent restenosis (ISR) with haziness and filling defects (Figure 1A, Video 1). In order to identify the underlying mechanisms of ISR, optical coherence tomography (OCT) was performed due to its high resolution. OCT showed a large, recanalized thrombus with multiple channels divided by thin septa (longitudinal view and Figure 1C-1E) in the setting of an undersized ...

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      Mentions: Giulio Guagliumi Harbin Medical University Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo

    15. Histological validation of in vivo assessment of cancer tissue inhomogeneity and automated morphological segmentation enabled by Optical Coherence Elastography

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      Histological validation of in vivo assessment of cancer tissue inhomogeneity and automated morphological segmentation enabled by Optical Coherence Elastography

      We present a non-invasive (albeit contact) method based on Optical Coherence Elastography (OCE) enabling the in vivo segmentation of morphological tissue constituents, in particular, monitoring of morphological alterations during both tumor development and its response to therapies. The method uses compressional OCE to reconstruct tissue stiffness map as the first step. Then the OCE-image is divided into regions, for which the Young’s modulus (stiffness) falls in specific ranges corresponding to the morphological constituents to be discriminated. These stiffness ranges (characteristic "stiffness spectra") are initially determined by careful comparison of the "gold-standard" histological data and the OCE-based stiffness map for ...

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      Mentions: Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy Institute of Applied Physics Elena V. Zagaynova
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    1. Ageing and glaucoma progression of the retinal nerve fibre layer using spectral‐domain optical coherence tomography analysis

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      Ageing and glaucoma progression of the retinal nerve fibre layer using spectral‐domain optical coherence tomography analysis

      Purpose To compare the effects of ageing and glaucoma progression on the thickness of the circumpapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (cpRNFL) and to evaluate the performance of a set of optical coherence tomography (OCT) progression analyses. Methods The cpRNFL was measured twice by OCT at each of two visits made 10 years apart in 69 healthy individuals and 49 glaucoma patients. Both visits also included Humphrey 24‐2 SITA standard testing. The change in cpRNFL thickness was analysed by linear regression, and a sub‐analysis was performed on glaucoma patients with a perimetric mean deviation better than −10 dB at ...

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    2. Automated measurement of the foveal avascular zone in healthy eyes on Heidelberg Spectralis Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography

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      Automated measurement of the foveal avascular zone in healthy eyes on Heidelberg Spectralis Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography

      PURPOSE: To develop and evaluate an automated method to measure the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area in healthy eyes on Heidelberg Spectralis Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (HS-OCTA). This method is referred to as the modified Kanno-Saitama macro (mKSM). METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 29 eyes of 25 healthy volunteers who underwent HS-OCTA at the macular area twice at the same time. Regardless of the quality of the images, all of them were included. Macular data on the superficial vascular plexus, intermediate capillary plexus and deep capillary plexus were processed by mKSM. The FAZ area was measured twice automatically using the ...

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    3. Vasculature of a minipig eye (microCT Group, Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern)

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      Vasculature of a minipig eye (microCT Group, Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern)

      MicroangioCT of a minipig eye (collaboration with Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich and OCTlab Research Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Basel). Contrast agent used: µAngiofil (Fumedica AG, Switzerland). Scanner: desktop microCT-scanner Skyscan 1172 (Bruker microCT, Belgium). Isotrpic voxel size: 6.56µm.

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      Mentions: University of Zurich University of Bern

    5. OCT Reveals Biomechanics of a Developing Mouse Heart, Live in 4D

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      OCT Reveals Biomechanics of a Developing Mouse Heart, Live in 4D

      Scientists from Stevens Institute of Technology and Baylor College of Medicine used 4D optical coherence tomography (OCT) to study the pumping mechanism underlying the developing mammalian heart. 4D OCT allowed them to investigate the functional relation between blood flow and heart wall dynamics within different regions of the embryonic heart at a level of detail not currently accessible by other methods. 4D OCT could potentially enable scientists to assess cardiac pumping over embryonic development as the heart tube remodels, which could reveal functional changes during early cardiogenesis that lead to congenital heart defects. The researchers used 4D OCT to obtain ...

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      Mentions: Baylor College of Medicine Irina V. Larina

    6. Prevalence and quantitative assessment of macrophages in coronary plaques

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      Prevalence and quantitative assessment of macrophages in coronary plaques

      Although optical coherence tomography (OCT) proved to be able to identify macrophage clusters, there are no available data on the possibility to obtain reproducible measurements of their circumferential extension and location. The purpose of the present post-hoc analysis of the CLIMA study was to revise the clinical and demographic variables of patients having coronary plaques with macrophages and to investigate the reproducibility of their quantitative assessment. A total of 577 patients out of 1003 undergoing OCT showed macrophage accumulation. Three groups were identified; group 1 (426 patients) without macrophages, group 2 (296) patients with low macrophage content (less than median ...

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      Mentions: Corrado Tamburino University of Catania University of Bologna

    7. Spectrometer calibration with reduced dispersion for optical coherence tomography

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      Spectrometer calibration with reduced dispersion for optical coherence tomography

      A wavelength calibration method is proposed for Fourier domain optical coherence tomography. In the present study, the wavelength remapping procedure is based on the spectral phase function determined by the calibration signal. To accomplish high accuracy feature for wavelength calibration, a common-path interferometer is employed. Two autocorrelation interferograms generated from the common-path interferometer are utilized as the calibration signals. The advantage of the interferometer proposed here is that the accurate optical path difference of the calibration signals could be acquired easily. The wavelength distribution in the spectrometer was deduced with the phase signal. The approach was compared to a wavelength-determined ...

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    8. Influence of sleep quality on macula and retinal nerve fiber layer in caucasian healthy adolescents: A cross-sectional assessment with optical coherence tomography

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      Influence of sleep quality on macula and retinal nerve fiber layer in caucasian healthy adolescents: A cross-sectional assessment with optical coherence tomography

      Abstract Objective: Poor sleep quality have affect on neuronal structure in central nervous system. We aimed to investigate the effects of sleep quality on the thickness of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), macula, and ganglion cell complex (GCC) obtained by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in healthy Caucasian adolescents. Methods: In this prospective cross-sectional study,100 healthy adolescents were evaluated for determining of sleep quality score by the Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI) and were monitored for detection of sleep efficiency(%) by Sense Wear PRO3 Armband mobile monitor(SWA). The sleep quality is evaluated based on the PSQI score and PSQI ...

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    9. Comparison of measurements of anterior chamber angle via anterior segment optical coherence tomography and ultrasound biomicroscopy

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      Comparison of measurements of anterior chamber angle via anterior segment optical coherence tomography and ultrasound biomicroscopy

      BACKGROUND Glaucoma is an irreversible optic neuropathy with the loss of visual field and decrease of vision. The variable clinical manifestations may result in differential diagnostic difficulties. The early screening and diagnosis of glaucoma are currently experiencing a demand for anterior segment analysis tools that can gather more information with one short measurement. Therefore, we analyzed the agreement, difference, and correlation of chamber angle parameters such as angel opening distance at 500 μm (AOD500) and trabeculo-iris space area at 500 μm 2 (TISA500) measured by anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) and ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM). AIM To compare the differences ...

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    10. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) findings of microvascular and neural changes in primary pulmonary hypertension

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      Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) findings of microvascular and neural changes in primary pulmonary hypertension

      Aim: To investigate the microvascular and neural changes in primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) patients compared with healthy controls. Method: Forty-four eyes of 22 PPH patients were included in this observational clinical cohort study, while forty-four eyes of 22 healthy participants were enrolled as controls. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images were obtained from each participant using the RTVue XR Avanti device with AngioVue software 2.0. Results: Regarding the total macular-associated vessel density (VD), including that of the superficial and deep retina , the optic disc-associated capillary density (CD), including that of the whole image, CD inside the disc and the ...

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    11. Optical coherence tomography vs fundus photography in detecting macular edema in subjects with type 2 diabetes (Thesis)

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      Optical coherence tomography vs fundus photography in detecting macular edema in subjects with type 2 diabetes (Thesis)

      Introduction The screening of diabetic retinopathy has been relied on fundus photography but since it is 2-dimensional, it is difficult to identify diabetic macular edema (DME), which is the most feared ocular complication related to diabetes. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been shown to be a useful tool in detecting and monitoring DME. The main objective of this study was to screen people with type 2 diabetes and find out how many patients have current diabetic macular edema and to compare different screening equipment by means of fundus photography and OCT when evaluating macular edema. Method The sample of this ...

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    12. Extrafoveal müller cells detection in vivo in the human retina: A pilot study based on optical coherence tomography

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      Extrafoveal müller cells detection in vivo in the human retina: A pilot study based on optical coherence tomography

      Müller cells (MC) represent a key element for the metabolic and functional regulation of the vertebrate retina. The aim of the present study was to test the feasibility of a new method for the in-vivo detection and quantification of extrafoveal MC in human retina. We developed a new approach to isolate and analyse extrafoveal MC in vivo, starting from structural optical coherence tomography data. Our pilot investigation was based on the optical properties of MC, which are known to not interfere with the light reaching the outer retinal structures. We reconstructed MC in the macular region of 18 healthy ...

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      Mentions: Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele

    13. Deep Learning Could Transform Ophthalmology

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      Deep Learning Could Transform Ophthalmology

      Ophthalmology could be the next specialty to look into utilizing new deep learning technology to screen and diagnose patients with ocular disorders. Nihaal Mehta, MD A team, led by Nihaal Mehta, MD, New England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, determined whether a model-to-data deep learning approach without needing to transfer any data can be applied in ophthalmology. In the single-center cross-sectional study, the investigators examined patients with active exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who underwent optical coherence tomography (OCT) at the New England Eye Center between August 2018 and February 2019

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      Mentions: University of Washington Tufts University

    14. Auto-Processed Retinal Vessel Shadow View Images From Bedside Optical Coherence Tomography to Evaluate Plus Disease in Retinopathy of Prematurity

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      Auto-Processed Retinal Vessel Shadow View Images From Bedside Optical Coherence Tomography to Evaluate Plus Disease in Retinopathy of Prematurity

      Abstract Purpose : To describe the creation of en face retinal vessel shadow view (RVSV) optical coherence tomography (OCT) images and assess the feasibility of using these for evaluating vascular disease in preterm infants at risk for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Methods : In this exploratory study, we selected images from eyes with a range of ROP vascular disease, prospectively acquired from preterm infants using an investigational, noncontact, handheld, bedside swept-source OCT. We autosegmented OCT volumes using custom infant-specific software, extracted RVSV-OCT images from volumetric data bracketed around the retinal pigment epithelium, and automontaged the resulting RVSV-OCT images. Three masked ophthalmologists graded ...

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      Mentions: Joseph A. Izatt Duke University Sharon F. Freedman

    15. Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Is More Sensitive for Hydroxychloroquine-Related Structural Abnormalities Than Short-Wavelength and Near-Infrared Autofluorescence

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      Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Is More Sensitive for Hydroxychloroquine-Related Structural Abnormalities Than Short-Wavelength and Near-Infrared Autofluorescence

      Purpose : To analyze the appearance of structural abnormalities due to hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) toxicity by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and short-wavelength autofluorescence (SW-AF) and near-infrared fundus autofluorescence (NIR-AF) imaging. Methods : This retrospective cohort study included 88 eyes from 44 patients who had a history of or were currently taking HCQ. SD-OCT, SW-AF, and NIR-AF images were analyzed by two independent graders for the detection of HCQ-associated abnormalities. Results : Sixty eyes (30 patients, 68%) presented with no abnormalities for either imaging modality. Twenty eyes (10 patients, 23%) presented with parafoveal abnormalities (ellipsoid zone attenuation and/or interdigitation zone continuity loss) in ...

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    8. This milestone marks the first step towards establishing physician and patient reimbursement for our home OCT pipeline technology...We applaud the AMA’s CPT Editorial panel for establishing codes for billing remote diagnostic services and patient home monitoring services. We believe that a home-based OCT will be the future of monitoring patients with wet AMD, one that allows doctors to individualize their patients’ treatment.
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    9. We hope that this new lab between SNEC-SERI and NTU will be the start of an important programme to utilise engineering solutions to help and improve care of our patients with eye problems.
      By Tin Aung
    10. “At PhotoniCare we set out to solve the massive problem of frequent misdiagnosis of middle ear infections, and the overuse of antibiotics and referrals to surgery in children that result...We thank the FDA for clearing our TOMi Scope under a new product code unique to our technology, and look forward to bringing this innovation to doctors and patients very soon.”
      By Ryan L. Shelton